nought

UK
/nɔːt/
US
/nɔt/

Translations

noughtnoun
noughts
pl
UK
/nɔːt/
US
/nɔt/
The score was three to nought.
Счет был три-ноль.
All his efforts came to nought.
Все его усилия свелись к ничто.
Additional translations
noughtpronoun
Archaic or literary use meaning ‘nothing’.
noughtadverb
Archaic or literary use meaning ‘not at all’.
Synonyms
by no means
in no way
to no avail
noughtnumeral
UK
/nɔːt/
US
/nɔt/
Used chiefly in British English as the cardinal number 0.

Definitions

noughtnoun
The digit 0; zero.
The number ten is written as one followed by a nought.
Nothing; nonexistence.
All his efforts came to nought when the project was canceled.
noughtpronoun
Nothing; not anything.
They knew nought of the plan.
noughtadverb
Not at all; in no way.
All his pleading availed him nought.
noughtnumeral
Zero; the cardinal number 0.
The temperature dropped to nought last night.